From PASS Summit to MVP Summit
This was a really great week!
So many sessions by great speakers, lots of community events, parties and fun. I met...
2015-10-30
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Catching specific statements using new MI008 "Statement used" rule
Imagine that you want (for some reason) prohibit usage of some statement (or statements), eg - CURSOR
How can you find if...
2015-11-05 (first published: 2015-10-30)
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the game
So things are messed up. Bad. I mean, you lost a $2.7 Billion Dollar Secret Blimp or your team accidentally sent...
2015-10-30
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Tricks and Treats with XE
With the proximity to Halloween, it's not hard (knowing me) to figure out why I originally decided to terminate this series on the Eve of Halloween day. Join me...
2015-10-30
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Tricks and Treats with XE
Halloween is a great time of year. It is unfortunate that it is just one day of the year. That...
2015-10-30
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How to find blocked processes
Blocked processes are often a big problem for DBAs, because they’re difficult to monitor. We receive desperate calls saying “Everything...
2015-11-06 (first published: 2015-10-30)
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PASS 2015 Session Report – Understanding Real World Big Data Scenarios
PASS 2015 continues in Seattle, and today was my session at 1045am on Using Azure Machine Learning (ML) to Predict Seattle House Prices. The background and info on my session...
2015-10-30
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PASS 2015 Session Report – Understanding Real World Big Data Scenarios
PASS 2015 continues in Seattle, and today was my session at 1045am on Using Azure Machine Learning (ML) to Predict Seattle...
2015-10-30
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PASS Summit Key Note Day 2 – Recap
As I sit here in an offshoot of the convention center, I started reflecting back to this morning’s keynote for...
2015-10-29
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Columnstore Indexes – part 71 (“Change Data Capture, Change Tracking & Temporal”)
Continuation from the previous 70 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/.
In the SQL Server world of data...
2015-10-29
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Blogs
Wait… Could This Be the End of Index Maintenance?
While attending SQLCon and FabCon Europe in Barcelona, there were a lot of announcements...
Copilot on the Power BI Report Canvas vs. Modern Report Builder
By James Serra
(This is the second post in a three-part series on how AI is changing...
The #MS_DatabaseConnector## Role: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I had seen these roles in various instances, but never dug into the new...
Forums
Pay for Performance
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Access + ODBC Driver 18 + SQL Server 2025: ~150–250 ms per request
Has anyone encountered recurring request latency when using Microsoft Access with SQL Server 2025...
The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
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Question of the Day
The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
On SQL Server 2025, I run this code as a sysadmin:
CREATE LOGIN Demo WITH PASSWORD = 'Demo1234567' GO ALTER SERVER ROLE ##MS_DatabaseConnector## ADD MEMBER Demo GOI then login as Demo and run this:
USE sandbox go SELECT CURRENT_USERWhat is returned? See possible answers